Chicken-leg-securing device.



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F. K. VALLO. CHICKEN LEG SECURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

[NVENTOR Z/t @110 J7 flhllll ED STA QEEi PATENT FRANK K. VALLO, OF MURIEHYSBORO, ILLINOIS.

CHICKEN-LEG-SECURING DEVICE.

To all whom it may com-em Be it known that I, FRANK K. VALLO, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Murphysboro, in the county of Jackson and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chicken Leg Securing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a chicken leg securing device; the object being to provide a device by means of which the legs of a chicken can be secured together, thereby overcoming the difficulties now existing in tying the legs; the cord used for this purpose burning the legs and injuring the chickens to such an extent as to decrease the value thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device which is capable of securing one or more pair of legs, said device carrying a split ring whereby a number of these de vices may be secured together in order to hold a number of fowls.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device with a pair of rings of different sizes for holding the spring member of the device in closed position whereby fowls of different sizes can be restrained.

Another and still further object of the invention is to provide a device which is eX- ceedingly simple and cheap in construction and one in which the body of the device is formed of a single piece of wire.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawingFigure 1 is a perspective of my improved fowl securing device showing the application of the same; Fig. 2, is an enlarged perspective of the device; and Fig. 3, is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Like numerals of reference refer to like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out my improved invention, I employ a piece of wire which is bent to form parallel bar portions forming a gulde-way 1; the free end of the wire being coiled about the inner bar as shown at 2, in which are mounted a pair of rings 3 and l of different sizes and a split ring 5 for the purpose later described. The inner bar 6 of the guide-way 1 is coiled as shown at 7, a portion of the coil being bent as shown at 8 so as to form a curve portion to receive the leg of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January as, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

Serial No. ?'l4,661.

fowl; said coil terminating in a movable yielding member 9.

From the above description it will be seen that the device is formed of a single piece of wire and constitutes a fixed member having a guide and a spring meml er. L

The yielding member 9 is provided with an angled end 10 and a pair of offset portions 11 and 12 which form a stepped yieldmg member; said offset portions forming stops for the rings 3 and 4 as will be latcidescribed. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the ring 4 employed for holding the yielding member 9 and the device is so formed that the space between the portion 8 of the coil 7 will receive a pair of fowls legs so that when the ring is placed into the position as shown, the legs will be securely held together in order to prevent the fowl from walking. By moving the ring 4-. upwardly another pair of legs can be placed between the fixed member and yielding member and held; and, by moving the ring from that position until it is stopped by the angled end 10, still another pair of legs can be placed in the device, therefore, it will be seen that I have provided a device capable of holding three fowls at once or a single fowl.

When it is desired to hold young chickens, the ring 4: is passed downwardly and swung into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the ring 3 is swung over the free end of the yielding member 9 and forced into any desired position, so as to draw the yielding member 9 closer to the fixed member in order to decrease the space between the same, so as to securely hold the legs of the fowl together.

When it is desired to secure a great number of fowls a number of devices are employed and three fowls placed in each device, and the devices secured together by split rings 5 slidably mounted in the guide member of the device so as to allow the same to move freely whereby the fowls will not be injured in any way.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided a fowl-securing device which is provided with a guide-way parallel with the yielding member of the device in which rings are mounted for bold.- ing the yielding member in adjusted position, and it will be seen that by moving the rings out of engagement with the yielding member, the same will spring outwardly in order to facilitate the placing of the fowls legs therein.

I claim:

1. A leg securing device for fowls comprising a fixed member having a guide and a yielding member having shoulders, and rings mounted in said guide surrounding said yielding member and co-acting with said shoulders.

2. A leg securing device for fowls comprising a single piece of Wire bent into substantially U-shape form having a coil at its closed end, one leg of said U-shaped member being formed double and the other leg stepped, and a ring mounted in the double portion surrounding the stepped portion.

3. A leg securing device for fowls comprising a substantially U-shaped member formed of a single piece of Wire bent to form a coil at the closed end thereof, one leg of said member being formed of parallel bars forming a guide, the other leg of said memher being provided with shoulders, and a ring mounted in the guide portion of said member surrounding the yielding portion, and held in its adjusted position by said shoulders.

As a new article of manufacture, a leg securing device for fowls comprising a substantially U-shaped member formed of a single piece of wire having a guide portion upon one side and a series of offset portions upon the opposite side, and rings slidably mounted in said guide portion adapted to embrace the opposite portion and co-act with the offset portions for limiting the outward movement thereof] In testimony W iereof I atliX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

I FRANK K. VALLG.

Witnesses:

C. O. PELLETT. R. A. MoConn.

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